Fraudsters are exploiting chaos around the council tax rebate scheme to prey on vulnerable households desperate for help with their energy bills. To help ease the pain, all households living in council tax bands A to D were promised a £150 council tax rebate this month. It means those who pay by cash or cheque are particularly vulnerable to scams where criminals request their bank details in order to receive the cash. Rob Davies, from Canterbury City Council, says households in his area had reported receiving phone calls from scammers posing as council officials, who asked for bank details under the guise of processing the rebate. Householders are urged to remember that councils will never call and ask for residents' bank details over the phone.

Source: Daily Mail April 19, 2022 21:43 UTC